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= George Collie =

Family/ Early life
George Collie was born on the 14th of April 1904 in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan.

Parents
He was Born to a George Collie and a Ellen Donovan. Geogres Father, George was born in the year 1870 in Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria England to another George Collie and Euphemia Mowatt. In 1891 George married his first wife Elizabeth Mulreaney and in 1891 they had a daughter Elizabeth Collie. Unfortunately on the 1st of January 1893, aged 22, Elizabeth Collie died  of Epileptic seizure. Her death certificate states that she had epilepsy for eight months prior to passing away.

In 1893 he was re-married to Ellen Donovan Ellen Donovan was born in 1875 in Carrickmacross Co.Monaghan. George worked as an Commissioners Agent Clerk. Together they had 8 children. Ellen had all her children in Monaghan but suffered 3 stillbirth males in the years 1911-1913. The family moved to Dublin and lived at 5 cullen Cottages Fumbally Lane Dublin. Sadly Ellen Donovan died at age 47, in 1924 at home. George Collie (father) then died in 1939 aged 69 from heart failure.

Siblings
George has 3 sisters; Elizabeth (1891), Mary Agness (1901) and Euphemia (1907)  and one younger brother Matthew(1909). In 1928 Euphemia Collie got married on the 5th of August to George Riley and Insure Agent. Matthew Collie married Bridget Carroll on the 2nd of March 1930 in Dublin.

Early life
Before attending the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, George received his education at St. Kevins School in Blackpitts, Dublin. He visited London and Paris after receiving the Taylor award in 1927. Upon his return, he established his own school and studio in School House Lane off Molesworth Street, behind Whyte's Galleries. Throughout his career, Collie received significant commissions from the commercial, public, and ecclesiastical sectors as a regular exhibitor with the Royal Hibernian Academy

Wife
George collie married Annie Dunne on the 31st of January 1926 in the Church of St Marys, Haddington Road Donnybrook. They had 6 children, George, Edward, John, Nicholas, Ellen and Ann. They lived at 23 Oaklands Terrace, Terenure, Dublin at the time of his death on 1st July 1975 age 71. His wife Annie is buried with him. She died 25th Feb 1997.

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